The umbrellas are always great. I had a thought the other day as I was notified by WordPress I had been blogging for five years and had posted 500 blogs… you were the first blog I think I ever followed. Have you been around that long? –Curt

First of all, congratulations on your 5-year anniversary! I’m very honoured that my blog was the first you followed. I hope I’ve fulfilled your expectations through the years. I have in fact have been around that long. I’ve created the blog almost 7 years ago, but started sharing my photos about 5 years ago. Yes, I think the blog was under construction for almost 2 years because I wasn’t sure I would be able to maintain it fresh and with new posts frequently…